Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Footage of horrific beatings and humiliation suffered by gay and lesbians in Russia.

                                                                                                                                                                                Victims: LGBT campaigners stand in a huddle as they are photographed after being beaten by homophobic gangs during a protest, in a grab taken from a video of clips compiled by Human Rights Watch                                     
Russia must address a worsening situation of widespread violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, human rights campaigners said today.
Human Rights Watch has compiled a stark video incorporating clips from some of the worst examples of homophobic violence in Russia which has been filmed and uploaded to the internet.
It hopes to pressure the Russian government into action by inciting international opprobrium ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, which begins on Friday.


                        A man yanks on the bag held by one of the gay activists during the protest, in scenes increasingly common in Russia                                        
                        A gang filmed beating a lone gay man in a video uploaded to and distributed on a Russian social network                                                               Human Rights Watch hopes to pressure the Russian government into action over violent homophobia by inciting international opprobrium ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, which begins on Friday                                                             Impunity: Many of the ultra-nationalist gangs are so unafraid of any action being taken by the authorities that they make no attempt to disguise their identities in the videos which they upload to the internet                                                               When victims of homophobia did lodge complaints with the police, few investigations followed, it is claimed                                                              Horrific: The ferocity of the violence seen in some of the clips in HRW's compilation is shocking                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Climate of fear: The attacks come as several anti-homosexual laws have been passed in Russia's parliament                                                                                                                                                                                                               Left for dead: HRW has warned the Russian government that it must get a grip on the problem                                                                                                                                                                                           watch the video below...                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                          posted by Emanto Ngaloru  Feb 4, 2014.
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